Question

Dear Jane, Barbara and Roger,

As you know, we've been looking for a new house for some time．Now that all our children have left home, we find that the house is too big for us．Also, since your father retired, there has been no reason for us to stay in this district．Although we like our neighbors, we're decided to move south for two reasons．First, the weather will suit us better, and second, we've be a little nearer to you, Uncle George and Auntie Hilda．It will make visiting each other much simpler.

We stayed with your uncle and aunt last weekend and saw several houses．One of them sounded as if it were just what we wanted．The right number of rooms, a small garden, etc．When we saw it, we nearly died! It was in a terrible condition and would have cost a fortune to make it habitable（宜居的）．The roof and all the walls needed repairing and the whole inside redecorating．After that, we were very cautious about believing details from the estate（房地產(chǎn)） agent．The next two we saw were not much better, but the fourth house was exactly what we wanted．It was empty, so we're going to move in immediately．We'll put all your things in boxes and take them with us．You'll have to sort them out, throwing away what you don't want.

Can you all come next weekend? You can have a nice rest in a country．Telephone on Wednesday at the new number to let us know.

Lots of Love,

Mum and Dad

1．The parents decided to move south because ________.

       A．they didn't like traveling

       B．they wanted to go back to their hometown

       C．they both retired and they wanted to live with their children

       D．they wanted to be nearer to their relatives and they liked the weather in the south

2．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Para 2 “When we saw it, we nearly died!”?

       A．We were at a loss for words when we saw the house.

       B．We were so tired since we had been to several houses.

       C．We were so excited because the house was exactly what we wanted.

       D．We were greatly disappointed because the house was in a poor condition.

3．From the passage, we can understand that the estate agent ________.

       A．overstated the exact condition of the house

       B．did not have enough houses for people to choose from

       C．tried to persuade people to buy houses in a poor condition

       D．usually could not understand the need of their customers

4．The purpose of the parents writing this letter is to ________.

       A．a(chǎn)sk their children to help them move house

       B．express their regret for not being with their children

       C．inform the children that they will move to a new house

       D．a(chǎn)sk their children for suggestions about moving to a new house

Answer 1

DDAC